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Chrome OS 78 brings Virtual Desk keyboard shortcuts, click-to-call, simpler printing, and more

Chrome OS 78 brings Virtual Desk keyboard shortcuts, click-to-call, simpler printing, and more

November 5, 2019
Google is announcing a slew of features that are now available in Chrome OS 78, which is rolling out today. These additions build upon previously launched features and they continue to polish the ever-evolving Chromebook OS. Keyboard shortcuts have been added to Virtual Desks, Click-to-call is ready for primetime, printing gets easier, and more. Let's...
Chrome OS Instant Tethering now supports 15 more Chromebooks and 30 more Android smartphones

Chrome OS Instant Tethering now supports 15 more Chromebooks and 30 more Android smartphones

February 4, 2019
Chromebooks are known for being lightweight and easy to use. This makes Chrome OS devices perfect for on-the-go computing. While we already carry smartphones that can connect to the internet at all times, most people don't want a separate data plan for their laptop. Chrome OS has made this easy with a feature called Instant...
Chromebooks with Linux kernel 3.14 & older won’t get Linux app support

Chromebooks with Linux kernel 3.14 & older won’t get Linux app support

August 23, 2018
When Google announced Linux apps on Chrome OS, everyone was excited. We published an article where we listed all the older Chromebooks that would get Linux app support, as developers were already working on backporting the essential kernel modules, such as vsock. Well, we weren't technically wrong, as the developers definitely tried to make vsock backward...
28 older Chromebooks now support Linux apps

28 older Chromebooks now support Linux apps

August 10, 2018
More Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung have received Linux app support. The change, which landed Thursday, will apply to some Chromebooks that released in 2015-2017, running Intel Braswell architecture and Kernel 3.18. As expected, the Chrome developers have dutifully backported Linux app support to [some more!] older Chromebooks. This update brings support...
18 Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, & Dell receive Linux app support

18 Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, & Dell receive Linux app support

June 27, 2018
Eighteen Chromebooks based on Intel Apollo Lake architecture, which includes many from brands such as Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Dell, get Linux app support in one fell swoop. In a change that landed Wednesday morning, the developers switched on Linux app support for all Apollo Lake Chromebooks under the baseboards Reef and Coral. See below for a...
New Acer Chromebook 15 Announced at IFA 2017: Coming in October

New Acer Chromebook 15 Announced at IFA 2017: Coming in October

August 30, 2017
Since 2011, Acer has been one of the world's leading Chromebook brands. The first Acer Chromebook announced at Google I/O 2011 went on to become one of the most popular products ever released by the company. At their IFA 2017 press event in Berlin, where they've unveiled a range of new products, Acer announced another...